Friends of the Earth International (FEI) accused America and other “(r)ich countries (of) mov(ing) the goal posts” to serve their powerful monied interests, profiting hugely by despoiling planet earth - ignoring a 19th century proverb more relevant today than ever, saying:

“Only when the last tree has died and the last river been poisoned and the last fish been caught (and the air no longer safe to breathe and contaminated GMO and other crops no longer fit to eat) will we realize we cannot eat money.”

Rich countries refuse to cut their fossil fuel emissions or at least enough to matter. Climate Justice Alliance coordinator Ananda Lee Tan said “(o)nce again, world leaders have shown they lack the political courage, decency, and integrity to stand up for the needs of the most impacted communities around the world in the biggest ecological crisis of our time.”

“Our assessment is that, again, it is left up to us. We know it is people and communities that have to lead us out of this ecological crisis” - never major political leaders serving special interests exclusively.

On Saturday, “we will step it up on the streets of Paris, but we need to continue to get more people on the streets - block by block, community by community - to fight this global confluence of governments and corporat(e)” predators, Tan stressed.

Thousands of environmental group activists and individuals on their own protested in Paris on Saturday, defying an official ban. They demonstrated on the Champ de Mars and held hands beneath the Eiffel Tower - denouncing the sham deal announced on Friday, final adoption scheduled for Saturday.

Their numbers stretched over two km - from the Arc de Triomphe to La Defense business district.

Western media scoundrels lied - claiming a first time ever deal, committing nearly all countries to cut greenhouse gas emissions enough to matter.

National Public Radio (aka National Pentagon or Petroleum Radio) said with a final deal imminent on Saturday, “(t)he main hall of the COP21 climate meetings outside Paris echoed with applause from a standing ovation Saturday…”